In September 1992, at the invitation of Dharma friends in Dallas, Master Hsing Yun established the BLIA Dallas chapter, and in 1993, purchased a three-story office building with 35,000 square feet of space in Richardson. The Master personally conducted the inauguration ceremony on September 11, 1994 which has since provided a spiritual home to Buddhist practitioners in north Texas. Fo Guang Shan International Buddhist Progress Society (IBPS) in Dallas upholds Venerable Master Hsing Yun s ideals: To propagate Buddhist teachings through cultural activities, to nurture talents through education, to benefit societies through charitable programs, and to purify human hearts and minds through Buddhist practices. With these goals as guidelines, IBPS Dallas has strived to promote various Dharma propagation activities. Facilities established at the center include a school, dining hall, tea house, main shrine, compassion hall, memorial hall, lecture hall, and library, all of which are skillful means for benefiting people from all walks of life. In order to nurture the spiritual lives of Dallas members and to help them realize Buddhism in their daily lives, IBPS Dallas offers many programs such as meditation classes, chanting, transcription of sutras, repentance ceremonies, the taking of the three refuges and five precepts, and the eight precepts retreat. Through hearing and experiencing Buddha Dharma, members could further develop their wisdom. Through repentance services, members could cultivate merits. Through taking precepts, members’ spiritual interests can be elevated and can become a true Buddhist with the right view. The Buddhism programs offer bilingual meditation classes, Dharma lectures, sutra study classes, reading clubs, and children’s Buddhism classes. The center focuses on moral development for children and emphasizes spiritual development of adults. Besides providing Buddha Dharma classes, the center also promotes the quality of life.

Testimonials

Our family loves BLPS! Both of our children began attending at 18 months old and continue in the after school care program. They are happy, well-adjusted and enjoy school. Thanks for the great start at BLPS!We chose Buddha’s Light because of their outstanding bi-lingual (Chinese and English) educational program, fresh vegetarian lunches cooked on-site for the kids, reasonable tuition, and caring staff and teachers.We are very pleased with the education our child received at Buddha’s Light Private School! He was extremely well-prepared, both academically and socially, in the school’s pre-school program for kindergarten. The teachers and staff members are exceptional and instilled a love of learning in our child!

Micale, Patsy Y(2015-9-25)

We enrolled our daughter at Buddha’s Light Private School as soon as she was old enough. On our first visit, we knew that the school was going to be a perfect fit. The classes are small and the teachers are fantastic. All of them are very dedicated and full of energy and life. In addition, the school offers an immersive Mandarin language class for their daycare and pre-K age children. We consider ourselves very lucky to have found this school. Our daughter has progressed exceptionally well and she is fluent in Mandarin. We wish we could continue past pre-K but she’ll be back for their after school program. Everyone at the school, especially the director, makes you feel like you are part of a larger family. Buddha’s Light is highly recommended.